ITP March Release Day #4

This is day #4 for introductions to the March Ink to Paper release which means tomorrow is the big day - March 15th - when you'll be able to order these new products! There is a great new graduation set called Hats Off + there is a coordinating Inside Greetings: Graduation stamp set as well. Also, there's a Beautiful Bouquet: Teacher stamp set and we're highlighting an awesome die set called Love to Layer: Notched Dies.

I knew I wanted to create a patterned paper background with the Hats Off set and went with three PTI colors - Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse - and highlighted with black. To add some texture and visual interest, I tore a strip of vellum and layered it over another strip of torn Harvest Gold paper.

I layered the smallest of the Charming Tags dies over a couple of

Beautiful Bouquet: Tag die cuts and accented with some leafy sprigs and the graduation cap.

 Here is a fun inside to this card using a sentiment from the Inside Greetings: Graduation set and the Go-To Gift Card Slider die. I folded two $20 bills and kept the numbers visible so it would also be fitting for the year 2020!

My next card is clean and simple and would be easy to mass produce for multiple teachers in your life! It features the Beautiful Bouquet: Teacher set and the smallest of the Love to Layer: Notched Dies as well as the Beautiful Bouquet: Tag.

I love using stencils and thought it would make a fun background to use the Modern Background stencil from Papertrey Ink. I colored the apples with Zig clean color brush markers then added Glossy Accents for a little shine.

STAMPS: Beautiful Bouqet: Teacher.
INK: Versamark, Green Parakeet.
PAPER: White, Green Parakeet.
DIES: Love to Layer: Notched Dies; Beautiful Bouquet Tag.
OTHER: Zig markers; Brown twine; Modern Background Stencil (PTI), Glossy Accents.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has created by

heading over to the Ink to Paper blog!
                                                  
                                              Happy stamping!    ~Wanda

ITP March Release Day #3

I hope you've been following the posts for the past couple of days of the new Ink to Paper spring release that will be live on Sunday, March 15th! Today is day #3 and we are featuring A Mother's Love stamps and dies, Charming Tags dies, Go-To Gift Card Holder: Flower Pot and Beautiful Bouquet: Mother stamps.

This flower pot die is the perfect fit with the Beautiful Bouquet florals! I wanted to give it a woven basket look so I stenciled with Ink to Paper's diamond stencil using a medium brown ink over kraft card stock. I also sponged the edges. 

STAMPS: Beautiful Bouquet, Beautiful Bouquet: Mother (Ink to Paper).
INK: Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron, New Leaf, Crushed Olive, Bundled Sage distress oxide inks (Ranger); Versamark.
PAPER: Kraft, Amethyst Allure, White (Ink to Paper).
DIES: Go-To Gift Card Holder: Flower Pot, Beautiful Bouquet Tag, Beautiful Bouquet (Ink to Paper).
OTHER: Diamonds stencil (Ink to Paper), Jute twine.

My next project uses the beautiful wreath options in A Mother's Love along with the Charming Tag dies.

I love the Bitty Big patterned paper series and chose to use the Soft Stone color for the base. I cut and layered the 'mom' die 3 times and used a contrasting color offset from the top color to add a little more dimension. Isn't that tiny cross-stitch stamp a sweet detail?!

 

STAMPS: A Mother's Love, Beautiful Bouquet: Mother (Ink to Paper).
INK: Bright Buttercup, Prairie Grass, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse (Ink to Paper); Peach, Coral (Reverse Confetti).
PAPER: Bitty Big: Soft Stone, Simply Chartreuse, Soft Stone, White (Ink to Paper).
DIES: Charming Tag Dies, A Mother's Love (Ink to Paper). 
OTHER: Natural linen thread; Wood veneer hearts. 

Don't miss the beautiful creations by the rest of the design team! You can check it all out HERE.
 
Be sure to come back to see the last day of introductions tomorrow!                                     Happy stamping!    ~Wanda

 

ITP March Release Day #2

 It's day #2 for more introductions of the March Ink to Paper release that will be going live on Sunday the 15th! Spring is definitely in the air with this release! Today, we are revealing Garden of Blessings stamps and dies, Beautiful Bouquet Background die and Beautiful Bouquet Outline die, Hers stamps and Just Sentiments: Mother's Day.

Aren't these flowers in the Garden of Blessings set just the cutest?!  I love the little dot details that are part of the leaf stamps!

Again, I added a smidgen of a darker second color when I stamped the flowers and then added a few highlights with a white gel pen. 
 
STAMPS: Garden of Blessings.
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black; Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade distress oxide inks (Ranger).
PAPER: Fine Linen, White, True Black (Papertrey Ink/Ink to Paper).
DIES: Garden of Blessings, Pierced Feature Frames (Ink to Paper).
OTHER: White gel pen.

Next, I'm featuring the Beautiful Bouquet Outline die that works great over a unique background.

I had fun stamping the distress oxide ink colors onto water color

paper using an acrylic block (1 1/2" x 4 1/4"). After inking the block, I spritzed it twice with water before applying to the paper. I gold embossed the sentiment on heavy weight vellum and adhered it to the card with very light spraying of Elmer's adhesive. The Hers stamp set will cover ALL the females in your life and will make it so easy to individualize your sentiments!

STAMPS: Hers, Just Sentiments: Mother's Day.

INK: Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers distress oxide inks (Ranger); Versamark.

PAPER: Water color (Ranger); Vellum; True Black, White (Ink to Paper).

DIES: Beautiful Bouquet: Outline die; Love to Layer: Notched dies (Ink to Paper).

OTHER: Gold embossing powder.

For more inspiration from the rest of the design team, be sure to head on over to the Ink to Paper blog and check it out! I'll be back again tomorrow with more new release introductions.

                                                                           ~Wanda 

ITP March Release Day #1

Hello everyone! It's a big day for me with my first featured post on the Ink to Paper blog as a member of the design team! I'm thrilled to have been asked to join their team after guesting for several months. Hang in here for a rather lengthy post as it's March release week and this is Day #1 of introductions!

My first card features the Beautiful Bouquet stamps and dies and it

is quite a large collection! You know I love flowers and there's no better way to get this spring party going than to get inky with lots of florals! I used two ink colors when I stamped most of the images to give a little variegated effect. I noticed with distress oxide inks that they tend to fade out more quickly and the color change isn't as noticeable. 

I wanted more definition with the petals, so used a white gel pen to trace over the fine lines. I love using embossed vellum sentiments when I don't want to cover up many images on the card front.

STAMPS: Beautiful Bouquet (Ink to Paper).
INK: Pure Poppy, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink).
PAPER: White, True Black (PTI), Vellum, Patterned stripes (MFT).
DIES: Beautiful Bouquet (Ink to Paper).
OTHER: Gold embossing powder, Enamel dots.

I focused on a smaller bouquet option (from the same set) for my second card and am highlighting a wonderful new set of dies called Love to Layer: Notched Dies. I used all three sizes and popped up a couple of layers with foam tape to add more dimension. 

You'll hear more about the sentiment set and "mom" die on a later

date, but thought this Beautiful Bouquet Tag Die was perfect for this design! I cut out and layered the "mom" die three times to give more dimension. The background was fun to create by smooshing distress oxide inks onto an acrylic block then "picking up" the ink by tapping watercolor card stock over the block then splattering with a darker color after it was dry.

STAMPS: Beautiful Bouquet, Just Sentiments: Mother's Day (Ink to Paper).
INK: Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord distress oxide inks (Ranger); Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Green Parakeet, New Leaf (Papertrey Ink).
PAPER: White, Amethyst Allure, Green Parakeet (Papertrey Ink); Water color CS (Ranger).
DIES: Beautiful Bouquet, Love to Layer: Notched Dies, Beautiful Bouquet Tag Die, "MOM" die from A Mother's Love (Ink to Paper).
OTHER: Twine, Black Enamel Accents. 

While I used the Beautiful Bouquet Tag die on the card above, it's such a quick and easy tag to decorate for a last minute gift you might need! Here are a trio of tags using the new Beautiful Bouquet Sentiment stamps along with the tag.

I'm a fan of these tiny gift bags I found online! They are perfect to insert a gift card or even some money or a small piece of chocolate.

STAMPS: Beautiful Bouquet: Sentiment Stamps, Beautiful Bouquet (Ink to Paper).
DIES: Beautiful Bouquet Tag Die, Beautiful Bouquet (Ink to Paper). 

Hopefully you will be inspired by these projects! To see what the rest of the design team has created, be sure to stop by the Ink to Paper blog HERE to check them out! 
                                                           Happy stamping!  Wanda

Color Throwdown #584

Hey everyone! I hope you're having some springlike weather in your neck of the woods like we are having in Virginia! I am really loving it! I'm also loving the new Color Throwdown Challenge colors this week!
It was perfect to pull out this old gelli print background that I created a couple of years ago.  The sentiment was also in my leftover pile, so a quick swipe of the butterfly die (Cheery Lynn Designs) through my Big Shot and this card was done!

For more inspiration from the rest of the design team, go to the Color Throwdown blog HERE. Hope to see you in the gallery!
                                                   Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

Fusion Card Challenge

It's time for a new Fusion Card Challenge! I was inspired by the photo colors and theme and chose to omit using the sketch this time. I love to smoosh distress oxide inks and add splatters, so went with 4 different colors to create the background: Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord.

I went with the Arboscello Tree die by Memory Box Co. and paired it with a sentiment die from Lil' Inker Designs. The tiny scallop edge and the stitched dies are from Reverse Confetti's Edge Essentials die set. 

We'd love to have you join us in this challenge! For more inspiration from the rest of the talented design team, you can check them out HERE.
                                                                   ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #583

It's Wednesday and that means a new Color Throwdown Challenge is happening! Broni is hosting this week and has a really yummy color palette for us: pink, orange and blue/aqua. I did a lot of color blending using distress oxide inks and my Taylored Expressions blending brushes. I started with diagonal stripes on the background then colored the 3 cake layers so I'd have matching color shades.

I "iced" the cake layers using Ice Stickles Crystal Ice glitter glue. FYI...it takes a LONG time to dry! The sentiment banner was popped up with foam tape.

STAMPS: Cake Creations, Infinity Frames Sentiments (Ink to Paper/Papertrey Ink).
PAPER: White, True Black (Papertrey Ink).
INK: Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Dried Marigold distress oxide inks by Ranger; Memento Tuxedo Black.
DIES: Cake Creations, Quatrefoil Cover Plate (Papertrey Ink); Stitched Circle STAX Die-Namics by My Favorite Things. 

For more inspiration, you can check out the rest of the design team's creations on the Color Throwdown blog! We hope to see how you use these colors...have fun!
                                                               ~Wanda